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whistler162

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39. Your not!!!

Sun Jul 10, 2016, 09:15 PM

Jul 2016

One truth - some Police officers are bad.
The other one truth - some Police officers are good.

If we don't hear both truths then we have a imbalanced view of Police officers. Just as if we only hear the bad of any given race we only know the bad and not the good. It isn't really difficult to figure out, now is it.

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Off-duty St. Louis County officer fatally shoots intruder at home [View all] pintobean Jul 2016 OP

So no intentions of shooting someone in the legs/nt jakeXT Jul 2016 #1

Legs are easy to miss. christx30 Jul 2016 #2

Shooting at the center is probably the normal training. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2016 #7

When someone throws a 50 pound chunk of concrete EL34x4 Jul 2016 #9

Sarcasm? Adrahil Jul 2016 #10

Nobody is trained to shoot at the legs Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #27

So only if someone is trying to kill himself they shoot him in the leg jakeXT Jul 2016 #28

May not be where he was aiming Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #30

Maybe it was just common sense and intelligence /nt jakeXT Jul 2016 #35

Maybe Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #36

Another classic example of 'play stupid games, win stupid prizes' TipTok Jul 2016 #3

As it were. XemaSab Jul 2016 #11

According to the story, the dead guy had a significant mental disorder (bipolar). Yo_Mama Jul 2016 #37

Six of one... TipTok Jul 2016 #41

Claims of police brutality are therefore invalid, is that the ticket? Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #4

It invalidates nothing. pintobean Jul 2016 #6

The timing in rushing to put up stories defending business as usual, no change, whatsoever. Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #12

Is that the intention and goal of the OP? How do you know this? Marengo Jul 2016 #21

Do bright people attribute hidden, sinister motives when no information exists on which to draw... Marengo Jul 2016 #23

Business as usual? I'm still waiting for links. pintobean Jul 2016 #25

If this type of news is so ordinary why did you not simply ignore it? Why comment at all? Marengo Jul 2016 #14

What would you say it illustrates? Please, don't be shy. Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #15

Apparently I am addressing a psychic, as you claim to know the motive for the OP. Marengo Jul 2016 #16

Clearly, it doesn't take a psychic when you recognize the intention. n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #17

What is the goal of the OP? Marengo Jul 2016 #18

Already stated in post 12. Why would you try to bait me, anyway? n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #19

What information do you base this determination on? Did the poster state a reason for posting... Marengo Jul 2016 #20

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #22

Why won't you answer the question? What are you afraid of? Marengo Jul 2016 #24

Two people get into a facebook feud and then one breaks into the other's house and gets killed. hughee99 Jul 2016 #40

Hey, looks like the report has been posted again. Why don't you head on over and question... Marengo Jul 2016 #42

Should we get your permission next time before posting a story? Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #44

I agree.... mark67 Jul 2016 #5

To derail a conversation you only need to post whistler162 Jul 2016 #8

What's the one truth? Care to elaborate? We're not psychics. Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #13

Your not!!! whistler162 Jul 2016 #39

Point of this post??? nt Logical Jul 2016 #26

Stories of defensive gun rarely make national news, while accidents and other shootings LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #29

We have been told many times Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #31

I didn't realize how often it's reported until I saw the Reddit DGU group LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #34

Well, they do rarely happen. Hell, most cops, like 90% never fire their weapon in a lifetime. nt Logical Jul 2016 #32

More that attacks on law enforcement are in the news. pintobean Jul 2016 #33

***Update*** pintobean Jul 2016 #38

Sadly another tragedy that might have been avoided if our country had better access cstanleytech Jul 2016 #43